James A. Garfield Monument (Philadelphia)
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This article is about the monument in Philadelphia. For the monument in Cleveland, see Garfield Memorial. For the monument in Washington, D.C., see James A. Garfield Monument.
The James A. Garfield Monument is a monument honoring the 20th president of the United States in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. Sculptor Augustus Saint-Gaudens and architect Stanford White collaborated on the memorial, which was completed in 1896. It is located in Fairmount Park, along Kelly Drive, near the Girard Avenue Bridge.[3]
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39.9739°N 75.1905°W / 39.9739; -75.1905 | |
Location | Fairmount Park, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States |
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Designer | Sculptor: Augustus Saint-Gaudens Architect: Stanford White |
Material | Sculpture: bronze Base: granite |
Height | Bust: 3.6 ft (1.1 m)[1] Base: 17 ft (5.2 m)[2] |
Beginning date | Commissioned: 1885 Cast: 1895 |
Dedicated date | May 30, 1896 |
Dedicated to | James A. Garfield |
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